Brett Kavanaugh, “Devil’s Triangle,” And “Boof."
What These Terms Really Mean
Vox
It’s hard to argue that Kavanaugh hasn’t lied repeatedly throughout the confirmation process, especially as he was attempting to explain some of the notations made on his high school yearbook page. While questioning the nominee, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) brought up the legal principle falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus. Kavanaugh didn’t know what it meant, so Blumenthal translated for him: false in one thing, false in everything. In other words, when a witness lies about small, trivial details, they cannot be considered credible regarding more significant issues. The same principle is laid out in the standard instructions given to juries: “If a witness is shown knowingly to have testified falsely about any material matter, you have a right to distrust such witness’ other testimony and you may reject all the testimony of that witness.”
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